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Capital Source The administration is seeking a replacement.  capital source Gabriel Gomez is sending out signals he is considering changing his Republican Party affiliation and running against Warren as an independent.   capital source Jay Gonzalez has hired Healey’s pollster. Healey has repeatedly affirmed she is running for reelection as attorney general.  That fund-raising cements his status as a serious contender for the seat that US Representative Niki Tsongas is vacating.   Capital Source Joseph Gargan, Kennedy’s close cousin, died Dec.

Only one of the four men who made assault and harassment allegations against the husband of state Senator Stan Rosenberg has spoken to investigators.   Americans are feeling the best about the economy in two decades, according to the ABC-Washington Post poll released Sunday.  A look at what the parties are fighting over and what some of the effects of the shutdown are likely to be.  In the Boston area and across the country, demonstrators marched in support of women’s rights and other issues.

Only one of the four men who made assault and harassment allegations against the husband of state Senator Stan Rosenberg has spoken to investigators.   Americans are feeling the best about the economy in two decades, according to the ABC-Washington Post poll released Sunday.  A look at what the parties are fighting over and what some of the effects of the shutdown are likely to be.  In the Boston area and across the country, demonstrators marched in support of women’s rights and other issues.

Only one of the four men who made assault and harassment allegations against the husband of state Senator Stan Rosenberg has spoken to investigators.   Americans are feeling the best about the economy in two decades, according to the ABC-Washington Post poll released Sunday.  A look at what the parties are fighting over and what some of the effects of the shutdown are likely to be.  In the Boston area and across the country, demonstrators marched in support of women’s rights and other issues.

A partial shutdown of the federal government began Saturday at midnight, after the Senate failed to pass a short-term funding bill. Negotiations over legislation to keep the government running are expected to continue into the weekend. Bookmark this link for the latest developments.     House to resume legislative business Sunday 7:27 p.m. GOP leadership says it doesn't expect any further votes in the House Saturday night. The House plans on being back in session on Sunday starting at 2 p.m.    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said that the Senate will be back in

Senate Democratic Leader on Friday. Schumer said Trump agreed to try for a four- or five-day government stopgap spending measure to give him and congressional leaders just enough time to reach a deal. But then, Schumer said, the president changed his mind. “Several hours later he called back. He said, ‘So, I hear we have a three-week deal.’ I said, 'No, Mr. President, no one is even talking about a three-week deal,' ” Schumer recounted. “Then a few hours later they called back again, ‘Well we’re going to need this, this, this in addition,’ ” Schumer said.

Lawmakers in both parties are fighting hard for an edge in the blame game over the government shutdown, courting public opinion that may be critical in ending the impasse. Republicans are branding it the “Schumer Shutdown,” in reference to Senate Minority Leader MORE (D-N.Y.), and think they have a strong hand because Senate Democrats rejected a bill passed by the House that would have kept the government open. In arguments echoed by the White House and Speaker’s office, they say Democrats are holding the government hostage. The Democratic argument, pointedly raised

Talks between Senate Minority Leader MORE (D-N.Y.) and congressional Republican leaders have broken down, raising anxieties among lawmakers on both sides of the aisle about finding a way to end the government shutdown. Schumer had not spoken to Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Wis.) as of 8 p.m.

Senate Majority Leader on Tuesday that he will give an immigration bill a vote, but it won't be attached to a spending deal. "It is still my view that I will call up a DACA related immigration bill that ... the president will sign and that it will not be a part of any overall spending agreement," McConnell told reporters, referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Congress has less than two weeks to meet a Jan.